Packers acquire Cowboys star in stunner

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  • The Dallas Cowboys traded star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
  • The Packers gave the Cowboys defensive lineman Kenny Clark and two first-round picks in return.
  • Parsons signed a record-breaking contract with the Packers, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers struck a monumental deal on eve of the 2025 NFL season.

Star pass rusher Micah Parsons will be heading from the Cowboys to the Packers, a source confirmed to USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon.

Parsons, 26, was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He quickly developed into one of the league’s best pass rushers, earning All-Pro first team nods in each of his first two seasons and Pro Bowl nods in all four of his years in Dallas.

Parsons racked up 52.5 sacks across 63 games with the Cowboys, but the two parties could not come to terms on a lucrative extension to keep him in Dallas. As a result, Jerry Jones and Co. shipped Parsons to Green Bay, which made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with a four-year, $188 million deal.

Here’s what to know about the Micah Parsons trade:

Micah Parsons trade details

Below are the reported terms of the Micah Parsons trade:

Packers get:

Cowboys get

What did the Cowboys get for Micah Parsons?

The Cowboys received veteran defensive lineman Kenny Clark and two future first-round picks in exchange for Parsons.

Clark, 29, spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Packers after being selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. The UCLA product has 35 sacks across 140 career games and was named a Pro Bowler three times with the Packers in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

It is not yet clear which first-round draft picks the Packers are sending to the Cowboys as part of the deal.

(This story will be updated as more information becomes available.)

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